Complex applications, inadequate funding for remote services, and a lack of cultural capability are among the issues faced.
Nick Gibbs
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer wants an extra 150,000 doses of AstraZeneca as the Delta outbreak grows in the state.
Australia’s trade in shark fins is not widely known, and its anti-finning rules are lagging behind the US and Europe.
A mayor in Queensland’s sugarcane heartland has made a historic apology for the blackbirding practices he says were “slavery”.
The state has about 40,000 gaming machines operating in about 1000 clubs and hotels, plus another 3700 in casinos.
Queensland state schools have had 19 asbestos “instances” during an air-conditioning rollout, 12 of which were notifiable cases.
Scientists are studying new clues to unlock the deepest mystery of space.
86 drivers were found without valid passes on Queensland’s border over weekend, with 29 of them arriving from a declared hotspot.
This method of opting out also captures people whose objection is not grounded in religious belief.